Kay Fisker (1893-1965) is considered one of the most influential Danish architects of the twentieth century, and yet there has existed until now no in-depth English-language study of his works and writing. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, this book examines Fisker's key projects - from his early railways stations and innovative housing projects to the Danish Academy in Rome - and analyses his work as a historian and writer.

List of illustrations
Series Preface
Timeline
List of works by Kay Fisker
Introduction
Multiple facets of modern architecture
Constructing a subject
1. A clearly defined form
Simple, yet picturesque
Into the countryside
Twin houses in a garden city
Pavilion purism
2. Ordering the modern city
Contemporary classicism
Grandeur and clarity
Houses facing an urban condition
Variations of the perimeter block
3. Typologies of housing
Dissolving the perimeter
Architectural propaganda
Typological pursuits
A Copenhagen Siedlung
4. Welfare and the architecture of institutions
The hospital
The university
The sanatorium
The work camps
The Mother's Aid
5. Beyond conventions
History reinterpreted
Post-war housing policies
Suburban life
Prefab wonders
6. Time and tradition
Fisker, the historian
Transforming historical matter
The functional tradition
Order and anonymity
Conclusion
General bibliography
Bibliography of the writings of Kay Fisker
Index